Researchers examined 116 control patients and 55 patients with IBS comparing the Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration.
Here’s what they found.
1. More than 50 percent of the IBS subjects had vitamin D deficiencies versus 27 percent of the controls.
2. IBS patients had lower average 25(OH)D: 53.2 ± 15.8 nmol/L vs. 65.2 ± 28.0 nmol/L, p = 0.003; and albumin: 6.2 ± 0.6 vs. 6.5 ± 0.6 μmol/L, p = 0.0.01 than the controls.
3. IBS subjects with migraines also had lower vitamin D concentrations than the controls.
4. However, the BMI z-score was similar between the two groups.
Researchers concluded providers should monitor vitamin D deficiencies when routinely caring for IBS patients.
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